Alma Bridge

The Pont de l'Alma is a road bridge in , , across the . It was named to commemorate the Battle of Alma during the Crimean War, in which the Ottoman-Franco-British alliance achieved victory over the Russian army in 1854.
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: bridge in Paris
  • Also known as: pont de l’Alma” and “Pont de l’Alma

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eiffel Tower and Museum of Modern Art Paris.

The is a lattice tower on the in , France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889. is situated 780 metres southwest of Alma Bridge.

Museum
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris or MAM Paris, is a major municipal museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries, including monumental murals by Raoul Dufy, Gaston Suisse, and Henri Matisse. is situated 300 metres west of Alma Bridge.

Museum
The , is a museum located in the sewers at the esplanade Habib-Bourguiba, near the pont de l'Alma, in the of , . Since October 2021, the museum has been accessible every day except Monday. is situated 110 metres southeast of Alma Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 7th arrondissement and 8th arrondissement.

The is perhaps the most expensive area to live in . The Eiffel Tower, one of the most famous tourist sites in the world, is here, as well as many government buildings. Many dignitaries and VIPs populate this arrondissement.

The of is home to the Avenue des Champs Elysées, which ends up at the Arc de Triomphe. The executive branch of French government is also based here, as well as the embassies of certain nations.

Suburb
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is an area of , , located in the , on the Right Bank. It is adjacent to to the southwest, and Chaillot to the northeast.

Alma Bridge

Latitude
48.86346° or 48° 51′ 49″ north
Longitude
2.30175° or 2° 18′ 6″ east
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
8FW4V872+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 183589443
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Geo­Names ID
6457264
Wiki­data ID
Q1621256
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Alma Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جسر ألما
  • Arabic: نفق ألما
  • Armenian: Ալմա կամուրջ
  • Basque: Pont de l’Alma
  • Belarusian: Мост Альма
  • Catalan: pont de l’Alma
  • Catalan: Pont de l’Alma
  • Chinese: 阿尔玛桥
  • Chinese: 阿尔马桥
  • Chinese: 阿爾馬橋
  • Czech: Pont de l’Alma
  • Dutch: pont de l’Alma
  • Dutch: Pont de l’Alma
  • Egyptian Arabic: بون دالالما
  • French: L’alma
  • French: Le Pont de l’Alma
  • French: pont de l’Alma, Paris
  • French: pont de l’Alma
  • French: Pont de l’Alma
  • German: Pont de l’Alma
  • Greek: γέφυρα Άλμα
  • Hebrew: גשר אלמה
  • Italian: Pont de l’Alma
  • Japanese: アルマ橋
  • Korean: 알마교
  • Malay: Pont de l’Alma
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pont de l’Alma
  • Norwegian: Pont de l’Alma
  • Persian: پل آلما
  • Persian: پل الما
  • Persian: تونل الما
  • Polish: Le Pont de l’Alma
  • Polish: Pont de l’Alma
  • Portuguese: Ponte de l’Alma
  • Romanian: Pont de l’Alma
  • Russian: мост Альма
  • Russian: Мост Альма
  • Slovak: Pont de l’Alma
  • Spanish: puente del Alma
  • Spanish: Puente del Alma
  • Spanish: Puente del Almá
  • Swedish: Pont de l’Alma
  • Turkish: L’Alma Köprüsü
  • Turkish: pont de l’Alma
  • Ukrainian: Міст Альма
  • Urdu: آلما پل
  • Urdu: پون دے آلما
  • Vietnamese: Cầu Alma
  • Vietnamese: Pont de l’Alma
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